Money

Agriculture

Singapore’s urban farming heights cast a shadow over traditional agriculture

Rooftop urban farms are innovative solutions to the city-state's food security concerns but in the rush to modernise, traditional rural farms risk being forgotten
By Amanda Oon • Jun 15, 2022

Smuggling

Cross-border smuggling bogs down Vietnam’s sugar industry

Sugar contraband illicitly brought into Vietnam from Thailand is increasing, adding an additional burden to the country's struggling sugarcane enterprises
By Govi Snell • May 24, 2022

Building bridges from Silicon Valley to Cambodia

The Entrepreneurial Development Fund (EDF) is bringing the Kingdom’s small businesses onto the global stage
By Chia Chi Hsu • May 21, 2022

EDF Board Sets the Future of Entrepreneurship in the Kingdom

After a tumultuous 2 years, the Entrepreneurship Development Fund is primed to provide Cambodia’s growing population of changemakers the funding tools and training opportunities to jump start their business ventures and innovation
By Stew Post • May 09, 2022

Metaverse

Singapore surveys virtual property’s Wild West landscape

The Lion City is making moves in the metaverse real-estate sector, but the need for greater governance, safety and regulation remain
By Amanda Oon • May 06, 2022

Microfinance

Land loss and debt: the bottom line for misleading microloans

Protected indigenous property and forests have become illegal collateral for Cambodian microlenders as institutional investors remain misinformed
By Jack Brook • May 04, 2022

Megaprojects

The Cambodian megaprojects failing to materialise

The Kingdom's real estate market is beset with plans that don’t get off the ground as overambitious visions and outright scams derail real and imaginary ventures
By Fiona Kelliher • Apr 26, 2022

Workers' rights

Malaysia wage movement gathers momentum

Fueled by the pandemic, workers from young lawyers to hospital cleaners have sought greater employment rights and pay increases
By Ashley Yeong • Apr 12, 2022